Josh Fisher
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Explicit instruction, AI technologist, arteest.
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Josh Fisher
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Josh Fisher, A Function-First Account of Human Social and Individual Consciousness as Cultural Evolution Engine - PhilPapers
This article advances a function-first account of social and individual consciousness as the engine of cumulative cultural evolution. At the social level, joint attention (a We-mode) objectifies share...
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What I should have said here is that this is a clue (bsky.app/profile/text...). Consciousness is a mystery in part because it lies in between behaviorism and individualistic psychologism. It was BUILT for and functions through communicative sociality.
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Saw this on YouTube and am intrigued:
"Language is the only religion that still works."
"Language is the only religion that still works."
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Saw this on YouTube and am intrigued:
"Language is the only religion that still works."
"Language is the only religion that still works."
I find showering at night to be very, very strange, therefore I am.
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I find showering at night to be very, very strange, therefore I am.
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NEW FREE POST Five arguments against explicit teaching
#5 Explicit teaching is demotivating
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#5 Explicit teaching is demotivating
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Five arguments against explicit teaching
#5 Explicit teaching is demotivating
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November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
NEW FREE POST Five arguments against explicit teaching
#5 Explicit teaching is demotivating
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#5 Explicit teaching is demotivating
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"They prove what I said two years ago, quoting from his own books, that [President Roosevelt] is a game butcher pure and simple, and that his interest in animals lies chiefly in the direction of blood and brutality."
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LONG ATTACKS ROOSEVELT.; Says the Effect of the Big Hunt Is to Brutalize Boys.
STAMFORD, Conn., May 26. -- Dr. William J. Long, the former minister and nature writer, some of whose writings were bitterly attacked by Theodore Roosevelt when he was President, was interviewed to-da...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"They prove what I said two years ago, quoting from his own books, that [President Roosevelt] is a game butcher pure and simple, and that his interest in animals lies chiefly in the direction of blood and brutality."
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The idea that seems to be circling around the crew now is that, rather than change course, we can keep our instructional bowsprit pointed in the same direction and change the direction of the current instead--by directing efforts to professional development and parent involvement.
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The idea that seems to be circling around the crew now is that, rather than change course, we can keep our instructional bowsprit pointed in the same direction and change the direction of the current instead--by directing efforts to professional development and parent involvement.
"If nature had left the mind of the hearer evenly balanced between believing and disbelieving what is said, we wouldn't take anyone's word until we had positive evidence that he was speaking the truth . . .
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www.textsavvy.org/blog/the-for...
The Force for Trust — Text Savvy
It's not a bad thing to accept information from others without personally vetting it or critiquing it; in fact, we really couldn't live without doing so.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
"If nature had left the mind of the hearer evenly balanced between believing and disbelieving what is said, we wouldn't take anyone's word until we had positive evidence that he was speaking the truth . . .
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www.textsavvy.org/blog/the-for...
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Where are you going: to pout because of the mean lady
Where have you been: ko'd by Joyce Carol Oates
Where have you been: ko'd by Joyce Carol Oates
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Where are you going: to pout because of the mean lady
Where have you been: ko'd by Joyce Carol Oates
Where have you been: ko'd by Joyce Carol Oates
I would like to learn these terms so that I can inflict this confusion on others.
"The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a spar extending forward from the vessel's prow. The bowsprit is typically held down by a bobstay that counteracts the forces from the forestays."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowsprit
"The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a spar extending forward from the vessel's prow. The bowsprit is typically held down by a bobstay that counteracts the forces from the forestays."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowsprit
Bowsprit - Wikipedia
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November 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I would like to learn these terms so that I can inflict this confusion on others.
"The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a spar extending forward from the vessel's prow. The bowsprit is typically held down by a bobstay that counteracts the forces from the forestays."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowsprit
"The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a spar extending forward from the vessel's prow. The bowsprit is typically held down by a bobstay that counteracts the forces from the forestays."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowsprit
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Value Saturation is why things dont matter because we feel them, we feel them because they matter.
Take a look at my latest paper where I explore the architecture of subjective experience.
#scicomm #RecursiveIntelligence #PhilMind
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Take a look at my latest paper where I explore the architecture of subjective experience.
#scicomm #RecursiveIntelligence #PhilMind
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Value saturation: Architecture of subjective necessity
Consciousness requires explanation for how biological architectures reliably generate it. This paper introduces Value Saturation, advancing an identit…
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November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Value Saturation is why things dont matter because we feel them, we feel them because they matter.
Take a look at my latest paper where I explore the architecture of subjective experience.
#scicomm #RecursiveIntelligence #PhilMind
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Take a look at my latest paper where I explore the architecture of subjective experience.
#scicomm #RecursiveIntelligence #PhilMind
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Where did 'wherefore' go as a substitute for 'which is why' (e.g., I was in the habit of writing it down as he said it, wherefore my record of it reads like a diary.)?
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Where did 'wherefore' go as a substitute for 'which is why' (e.g., I was in the habit of writing it down as he said it, wherefore my record of it reads like a diary.)?
"According to [Clara's] theories, her first duty was to be faithful to the highest requirements of her art and not move upon any plane but the highest; this meant classical music for all audiences, whether they were qualified to appreciate it and enjoy it or not.
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"According to [Clara's] theories, her first duty was to be faithful to the highest requirements of her art and not move upon any plane but the highest; this meant classical music for all audiences, whether they were qualified to appreciate it and enjoy it or not.
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Knowledge is what conducts thinking electricity.
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Knowledge is what conducts thinking electricity.
I've been quoting Twain, because I just like to quote things as I read them, and I've been reading his autobiography. I loved his writing as a young adult; the stories were okay. So it is nice to read the writing again, outside of the 'story' context. Past-me would have liked now-Twain-stuff better.
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I've been quoting Twain, because I just like to quote things as I read them, and I've been reading his autobiography. I loved his writing as a young adult; the stories were okay. So it is nice to read the writing again, outside of the 'story' context. Past-me would have liked now-Twain-stuff better.
Imitatory transmission is still transmission. Knowledge gets passed around in lots of ways and forms that aren't "this is the capital of Nebraska." Folks presume that this is the only kind of 'knowledge' and then gnash their teeth that it isn't more fluid.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Learning few-shot imitation as cultural transmission - Nature Communications
The modelling of human-like behaviours is one of the challenges in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Inspired by experimental studies of cultural evolution, the authors propose a reinforcemen...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Imitatory transmission is still transmission. Knowledge gets passed around in lots of ways and forms that aren't "this is the capital of Nebraska." Folks presume that this is the only kind of 'knowledge' and then gnash their teeth that it isn't more fluid.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🎯Learning is a civil right. Kids deserve instruction that works. How to do it? Read about explicit instruction. Then do it.
🎥 Clip from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to full episode and link to resource page with articles below. 👇
🎥 Clip from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to full episode and link to resource page with articles below. 👇
November 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🎯Learning is a civil right. Kids deserve instruction that works. How to do it? Read about explicit instruction. Then do it.
🎥 Clip from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to full episode and link to resource page with articles below. 👇
🎥 Clip from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to full episode and link to resource page with articles below. 👇
Machismo--an incomprehensibly infectious and stupid mental disease affecting both genders when they're in their gaggles--is good for nothing but as entertainment for the idiots that point and watch and swoon.
Most teens are 'good kids'! Yes!
It is lovely to see the media reporting my everyday experience - the vast majority of teens are great kids - sensible and terrific to be around.
'Manliness' and gender inequality are outdated attitudes. I love good news!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...?
It is lovely to see the media reporting my everyday experience - the vast majority of teens are great kids - sensible and terrific to be around.
'Manliness' and gender inequality are outdated attitudes. I love good news!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...?
Boys who cling to so-called ‘manly’ traits are more likely to hurt others – but they are in the minority, study finds
The Men’s Project finds most young people don’t hold strict ideas about masculinity and look to real-life role models rather than online
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Machismo--an incomprehensibly infectious and stupid mental disease affecting both genders when they're in their gaggles--is good for nothing but as entertainment for the idiots that point and watch and swoon.
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Really enjoyed this podcast with @sheinalew.bsky.social and @dorsaamir.bsky.social on evolution and childhood. Super-smart people talking about a super-interesting topic
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Varieties of childhood
Podcast Episode · Many Minds · 10/07/2025 · 1h 29m
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November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Really enjoyed this podcast with @sheinalew.bsky.social and @dorsaamir.bsky.social on evolution and childhood. Super-smart people talking about a super-interesting topic
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
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From an advertisement for an upcoming youth concert:
"This talented group of young singers explores what it means to 'sing because we’re happy and free.'"
"This talented group of young singers explores what it means to 'sing because we’re happy and free.'"
November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
From an advertisement for an upcoming youth concert:
"This talented group of young singers explores what it means to 'sing because we’re happy and free.'"
"This talented group of young singers explores what it means to 'sing because we’re happy and free.'"